They just photograph the screen with a digital camera, or just write down what it says. If someone can see something, they can copy it. No technical hoops can change that.
Actually this could be pretty dangerous. An important component of our system is that it is impossible for third parties to determine who individual people voted for. This prevents the buying and selling of votes.
Exactly. I'm disappointed that none of the electronic voting schemes so far utilize these advantages. We could have trusted 3rd parties obtaining copies of votes in real-time. Imagine this : the voting machine takes your vote, then transmits copies - one to a reciept machine, and one to a secure repository. The reciept machine and the repository compare data, and if everything matches the receipt machine prints a reciept. Otherwise the discrepency is noticed immediately, and you get the opportunity to recast your vote right away. To comprimise the system, you'd need to control the reciept machine and the voting machine, but the code for the reciept machine would be so simple that it could be made public, and verified by interested citizens.
I couldn't agree more. RPGs have turned into pretty, interactive movies. Thank you, Square. I liked the older RPGs, where things like what weapons and armor you equipped and who attacked what monster actually mattered. Most modern RPGs can't even command my attention - they are either too easy, or the pace of battle is too slow.
Are today's parents really that bad? Is the government that eager to monitor/regulate every aspect of our lives?
Yes and no. Schools don't want jurisdiction over this sort of thing. It's just another hassle for them. I'd blame parents, who find it easier to make it the school's problem rather than try and deal with it themselves. I'll grant that it's a hard problem to deal with, but showing your kids how to deal with hard problems is much better than showing your kids how to pawn problems off on anyone remotely involved.
Instead we have Windows XP, which takes ten times the resources to do the same tasks, only slower. It's less likely to crash than previous versions of Windows, but it also runs a ton of unneccesary services in the background, some of which are exploitable. Your data is fairly safe, at least until the next Outlook worm arrives !
I wonder if there's a technology out there that will switch between VOIP to POTS and/or back again when the available bandwidth crosses a threshold.
This would be kindof pointless. VOIP streams are small, so a large company would have to have a lot of POTS lines to use as a backup, negating the cost savings of VOIP. The excess bandwidth is cheaper than excess telephone lines.
I like most of XP, but the way it splurts hundreds of inane fuckwitted questions all over the screen in some kind of attempt at being helpful is the most annoying thing ever.
You can't complain when Microsoft caters to their primary userbase.
I agree, task based interfaces are the biggest dead end for general computing. If you're running a specialized program that only does three or four things, it makes sense. Select a task, and the program is tailored around your work. But for an operating system ?! Someone at Microsoft is smoking crack. I predict that the only thing this will be good for is getting in the way. Maybe it will even innundate you with idiotic, irrelevant "suggestions" for what to do while you're trying to do work.
And on another note : "Palladium will stop spam" ? Please, tell me how that will work ? Will you recieve email only from Windows users ? Or only from Exchange servers ? I'd like to know. The stop viruses idea is equally suspect, since most "viruses" these days seem to spread because of bugs or stupid features in Microsoft's programs. I haven't even seen a "real" virus in years.
What's to prevent IBM from releasing an all in one Linux desktop solution? Linux + IBM Power PC + a IBM reference desktop motherboard?
Because if it flopped it would steal a lot of momentum from both PowerPC and Linux. It's a risky business, and IBM has good technology. It's better to hedge your bets by keeping things separate, especially when you are trying to convince customers.
I always thought it would be a good idea for spammers to find people using MSN. Then you get their email address, and you know it's valid. Then again, I'm not evil, so I wasn't inclined to try it.
Quite frankly, there are too many people in western countries who see no problem with censorship (as long as it's not applied to them) or the reduction and suspension of rights and due process (again, as long as it's not applied to them). Sometimes I wish they could all live in Singapore for a year so they could see the effects firsthand.
I use OSS because it's free, modular, and respects standards. The free and modular approach ensures that each individual program or component is high quality. Low quality code is rewritten or replaced. Because the code is modular, developers tend to place a higher priority on compatibility. Broken or incompatible implementations are fixed or replaced. None if this would be possible if the code were not free.
As a result, OSS software does what I want it to. In the Windows world I had to put up with Microsoft's limitations and broken implementations, some of which were intentional. If I wanted choice, I had to hope that someone out there wrote a freeware app. In the OSS world I still encounter limitations and broken implementations, but they are far fewer in number, and they can be overcome. Components can be swapped out, and there is a great selection of free alternatives to everything. And if worse comes to worse, I can code it myself, without having to start from scratch, rather than wait around for some company to do it.
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They just photograph the screen with a digital camera, or just write down what it says. If someone can see something, they can copy it. No technical hoops can change that.
Pheonix BIOS in your brain ?
Actually this could be pretty dangerous. An important component of our system is that it is impossible for third parties to determine who individual people voted for. This prevents the buying and selling of votes.
Exactly. I'm disappointed that none of the electronic voting schemes so far utilize these advantages. We could have trusted 3rd parties obtaining copies of votes in real-time. Imagine this : the voting machine takes your vote, then transmits copies - one to a reciept machine, and one to a secure repository. The reciept machine and the repository compare data, and if everything matches the receipt machine prints a reciept. Otherwise the discrepency is noticed immediately, and you get the opportunity to recast your vote right away. To comprimise the system, you'd need to control the reciept machine and the voting machine, but the code for the reciept machine would be so simple that it could be made public, and verified by interested citizens.
The flamebait mod was metamodded "unfair".
I couldn't agree more. RPGs have turned into pretty, interactive movies. Thank you, Square. I liked the older RPGs, where things like what weapons and armor you equipped and who attacked what monster actually mattered. Most modern RPGs can't even command my attention - they are either too easy, or the pace of battle is too slow.
Are today's parents really that bad? Is the government that eager to monitor/regulate every aspect of our lives?
Yes and no. Schools don't want jurisdiction over this sort of thing. It's just another hassle for them. I'd blame parents, who find it easier to make it the school's problem rather than try and deal with it themselves. I'll grant that it's a hard problem to deal with, but showing your kids how to deal with hard problems is much better than showing your kids how to pawn problems off on anyone remotely involved.
A world cruise on something like the Hindenberg would be absolutely fantastic.
Except for the whole "exploding death" part. Yes I know, it was only a joke.
Instead we have Windows XP, which takes ten times the resources to do the same tasks, only slower. It's less likely to crash than previous versions of Windows, but it also runs a ton of unneccesary services in the background, some of which are exploitable. Your data is fairly safe, at least until the next Outlook worm arrives !
I wonder if there's a technology out there that will switch between VOIP to POTS and/or back again when the available bandwidth crosses a threshold.
This would be kindof pointless. VOIP streams are small, so a large company would have to have a lot of POTS lines to use as a backup, negating the cost savings of VOIP. The excess bandwidth is cheaper than excess telephone lines.
I hereby invoke Godwin's Law.
I like most of XP, but the way it splurts hundreds of inane fuckwitted questions all over the screen in some kind of attempt at being helpful is the most annoying thing ever.
You can't complain when Microsoft caters to their primary userbase.
But does your real desktop have an animated paperclip which irritates you ? "You really need to pick up around here, this place is a dump!"
I agree, task based interfaces are the biggest dead end for general computing. If you're running a specialized program that only does three or four things, it makes sense. Select a task, and the program is tailored around your work. But for an operating system ?! Someone at Microsoft is smoking crack. I predict that the only thing this will be good for is getting in the way. Maybe it will even innundate you with idiotic, irrelevant "suggestions" for what to do while you're trying to do work.
And on another note : "Palladium will stop spam" ? Please, tell me how that will work ? Will you recieve email only from Windows users ? Or only from Exchange servers ? I'd like to know. The stop viruses idea is equally suspect, since most "viruses" these days seem to spread because of bugs or stupid features in Microsoft's programs. I haven't even seen a "real" virus in years.
What's to prevent IBM from releasing an all in one Linux desktop solution? Linux + IBM Power PC + a IBM reference desktop motherboard?
Because if it flopped it would steal a lot of momentum from both PowerPC and Linux. It's a risky business, and IBM has good technology. It's better to hedge your bets by keeping things separate, especially when you are trying to convince customers.
48625Mhz! Holy shit I need to get me one of those !
Will this finally put an end to all those damn asteroid-hitting-the-Earth movies?
No, but internet piracy will! Thank you internet piracy.
"It looks like a brain, but it seems to be damaged..."
I always thought it would be a good idea for spammers to find people using MSN. Then you get their email address, and you know it's valid. Then again, I'm not evil, so I wasn't inclined to try it.
The problem with the internet is it's too easy for some nutcase to put up a slick website, complete with bar charts and look sane.
Maybe if your concept wasn't so impossible it would happen.
What is the fine this sort of a thing?
I think the penalty is instant death, but it sort of applies to everyone.
I thought that was in Texas...
Because it makes a man who is rich, famous, and powerful look silly.
Quite frankly, there are too many people in western countries who see no problem with censorship (as long as it's not applied to them) or the reduction and suspension of rights and due process (again, as long as it's not applied to them). Sometimes I wish they could all live in Singapore for a year so they could see the effects firsthand.
I use OSS because it's free, modular, and respects standards. The free and modular approach ensures that each individual program or component is high quality. Low quality code is rewritten or replaced. Because the code is modular, developers tend to place a higher priority on compatibility. Broken or incompatible implementations are fixed or replaced. None if this would be possible if the code were not free.
As a result, OSS software does what I want it to. In the Windows world I had to put up with Microsoft's limitations and broken implementations, some of which were intentional. If I wanted choice, I had to hope that someone out there wrote a freeware app. In the OSS world I still encounter limitations and broken implementations, but they are far fewer in number, and they can be overcome. Components can be swapped out, and there is a great selection of free alternatives to everything. And if worse comes to worse, I can code it myself, without having to start from scratch, rather than wait around for some company to do it.